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that has been a talking point of romney and boy not only did he backtrack from that he said you know i would have done the same thing as the president and that one floored me. >> so, charlie, one thing about the horses and bayonets line i think al is exactly right, there was substance to the barb, but you know we should just bring in the other, we were talking about ohio let's talk about virginia and the number one recipient of federal money for defense spending, the southeastern portion of the state a lot of ship building going on there, 45 percent of the hampton roads area of the economy comes from defense spending, so romney may have lost it on the policy there, but he may have the politics right in terms of his defense pending. i would also adjust circle back to an issue of women, the number of times that they both talked about rights for women in the middle east they kept coming back to that and then there was clearly an effort to go for women when they went into that -- that cul-de-sac on domestic policy where they spent quite a bit of time, the number of times that mitt romney
that has been a talking point of romney and boy not only did he backtrack from that he said you know i would have done the same thing as the president and that one floored me. >> so, charlie, one thing about the horses and bayonets line i think al is exactly right, there was substance to the barb, but you know we should just bring in the other, we were talking about ohio let's talk about virginia and the number one recipient of federal money for defense spending, the southeastern portion...
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mitt romney was talking about his five sons. he talked about ann romney being on the trail. there were a lot of little moments in the debate where he was clearly trying to bring out the more human side to appeal to voters, womens, independents, people who you say may have seen him as a little stiff. >> woodruff: is it too early to ask both of you how you think the campaigns sense this debate is going to change anything going forward in the days to come, ari? >> just hearing from the romney campaign it sound like they got what they wanted to out of tonight. they, obviously, have work to do. they're behind in the polls. they need to make up a lot of ground. but i don't think anybody scored a lethal blow tonight. i don't think anyone made a huge gaffe tonight. but from the perspective of the romney campaign they feel like they accomplished what they needed to do. >> ifill: scott, how many eggs did the obama campaign put in this basket? >> negotiate the obama campaign was really just trying not to make a major mistake here. they came in to tas ari said, a small advantage. they j
mitt romney was talking about his five sons. he talked about ann romney being on the trail. there were a lot of little moments in the debate where he was clearly trying to bring out the more human side to appeal to voters, womens, independents, people who you say may have seen him as a little stiff. >> woodruff: is it too early to ask both of you how you think the campaigns sense this debate is going to change anything going forward in the days to come, ari? >> just hearing from the...
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>> 4, and that is from talking to romney people, who said that but for the 0.5% economic growth, the whole thing was a disaster. sheldon adelson, his billionaire contributor, on an ego trip to jerusalem, wanted to have a fundraiser there. he never mentioned the peace process or the two states. always good to hear charles approvingly quoting a u.n. document, rare as that might be. the reality is that palestinians are among the best educated and most entrepreneurial of the people in entire region. mitt romney -- the reason the press was upset was that during the entire trip, he had taken three questions from the press. barack obama, a rookie when he made the trip in 2008, at a press conference at every stop he made. >> the press hates to be ignored, colby. >> i am not going to grade his trip. he went to israel and said that jerusalem should be the capital. it is the question that the u.s. has always sort of fudged on. the use of the word "culture" -- good to hear people after the fact revise his remarks and explain what he meant, but the word is loaded. i have heard it before to explai
>> 4, and that is from talking to romney people, who said that but for the 0.5% economic growth, the whole thing was a disaster. sheldon adelson, his billionaire contributor, on an ego trip to jerusalem, wanted to have a fundraiser there. he never mentioned the peace process or the two states. always good to hear charles approvingly quoting a u.n. document, rare as that might be. the reality is that palestinians are among the best educated and most entrepreneurial of the people in entire...
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in 2012, rime has talked about -- romney has talked about his five points for the economic plan, cut taxes and create more jobs so that there's more taxpayers able to create the revenue -- >> how do those more jobs get created? >> it's repeal obama care which is going to cost trillions of dollars in new regulations and all kinds of problems. and there's instability among small business owners. >> how about that? >> wait. wait. wait. wait. >> i have a question. [laughter] >> why is it, for example, that mitt romney says -- and i heard you say this on your show, but months ago, not against access for women to contraceptives? >> that's right? >> on the other hand -- no, that's true with the caveat that's for women that can afford to pay for it by themselves. why doesn't he just say that, you know, we are not going to pay, we are for access for women that can pay for it for themselves and women who cannot afford it, too bad. >> it's not that. there's plenty of access for women that cannot afford it. they have -- romney -- >> what? >> birth control. you can get it for $9 at wal-mart. romn
in 2012, rime has talked about -- romney has talked about his five points for the economic plan, cut taxes and create more jobs so that there's more taxpayers able to create the revenue -- >> how do those more jobs get created? >> it's repeal obama care which is going to cost trillions of dollars in new regulations and all kinds of problems. and there's instability among small business owners. >> how about that? >> wait. wait. wait. wait. >> i have a question....
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romney talked about -- let me finish. when he was governor. women came to him -- >> that's not true. >> can i talk? women wanted time, they wanted flexible work schedules. they shared jobs where they can go home. you know what he said in that debate, it's important for women to be home with their kids and job share. it's not about lily ledbetter. >> what's going to sway those undecided votersci in swing stas >> continuing discussion about swing jobs. >> let us know what you think. please follow me on twitter @bonnieerbe. from women voters to gender equity across the pond. >> the european parliament has rejected luxembourg's top central banker for a job at the european central bank, an unprecedented move taken to protest the lack of women within the organization's leadership. parliament members want european union leaders to recruit more women candidates. there are no women in any of the top leadership posts at the bank. the parliament cannot require women to be considered and governments could still approve the nominee to the post. but they ho
romney talked about -- let me finish. when he was governor. women came to him -- >> that's not true. >> can i talk? women wanted time, they wanted flexible work schedules. they shared jobs where they can go home. you know what he said in that debate, it's important for women to be home with their kids and job share. it's not about lily ledbetter. >> what's going to sway those undecided votersci in swing stas >> continuing discussion about swing jobs. >> let us know...
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are we still talking about who's the real mitt romney? >> here's where they see the opening in the romney campaign. they've been doing a lot of furious spending this week. they've been shooting everywhere hoping they can get one thing. they point to the gallup poll, which has them tied. it was tied 47-47, when shows the sense of humor. if you look at that poll on who connects with voters. inside poll if you ask who can do a better job with jobs? romney wins. there's still that glimmer that he can do it on jobs, but in other polls we've seen the president now come to parity with romney on the economy. >> consider the swing states. nbc-"wall street journal" had three polls this week. last week they showed florida, ohio, virginia, president oo-- obama had a clear lead. same thing was true this week in wisconsin, in colorado and iowa. iowa we showed an eight-point lead in all of those states, obama was at parity or better with mitt romney on the economy. in the nine battlegrounds that the two campaigns are contesting most aggressively. mitt r
are we still talking about who's the real mitt romney? >> here's where they see the opening in the romney campaign. they've been doing a lot of furious spending this week. they've been shooting everywhere hoping they can get one thing. they point to the gallup poll, which has them tied. it was tied 47-47, when shows the sense of humor. if you look at that poll on who connects with voters. inside poll if you ask who can do a better job with jobs? romney wins. there's still that glimmer...
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didn't talk anything about what he would do, it is all about taking down governor romney, i think the president won, i think to the extent that winning a debate and the coverage that will get will stabilize things for him, i think it is a great night for him. but i am not sure it does anything but key up the third debate to give both of them another chance to break the tie. >> rose: john heilemann. >> charlie, i think the story coming out of this debate to say you, to say kind of what al hunt started out with i think will be the president battles back, and, you know, he clearly was, i thought on some really key issues where he was completely lame two weeks ago he was very strong and very clear. he scored some pretty direct hits on the question of governor romney's tax plan. he focused pretty intently on some demographic groups that really matter to the obama campaign. he focused on with his answers on planned parenthood, his answers on zero other the women's issues and flaind a focused way on those issues and scored some points on the issues surrounding immigration, where his support
didn't talk anything about what he would do, it is all about taking down governor romney, i think the president won, i think to the extent that winning a debate and the coverage that will get will stabilize things for him, i think it is a great night for him. but i am not sure it does anything but key up the third debate to give both of them another chance to break the tie. >> rose: john heilemann. >> charlie, i think the story coming out of this debate to say you, to say kind of...
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what you'll see is romney talking about helping people. he will be awkward about it. he does have some good stories. he and partners in his firm bain shut down an office to find a missing child once. you don't hear about that. but he is not comfortable talking about himself. >> mark, how does the romney team teach their candidate to get voters to love him? >> the problem is that you have to let mitt romney be mitt romney and accept him with all his awkwardness. he is not emotionally available, but you try to turn that int. the thing -- turn that into a virtue but a person who can do that for him is ann romney. >> nina. >> awkwardness can be endearing. but there was a story in "the washington post" about him using a loophole to conceal fabulous wealth. that is a red flag for the journalism profession. get that out of the way, live with it. >> the like ability factor, charles. >> first, i want to commend you for squeezing in sarah palin. i know you missed her greatly. where were we? mitt romney. nina is right -- he is likable in an awkward sense. but he is running as th
what you'll see is romney talking about helping people. he will be awkward about it. he does have some good stories. he and partners in his firm bain shut down an office to find a missing child once. you don't hear about that. but he is not comfortable talking about himself. >> mark, how does the romney team teach their candidate to get voters to love him? >> the problem is that you have to let mitt romney be mitt romney and accept him with all his awkwardness. he is not emotionally...
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mitt romney and governor romney talking for himself and buy enough air time as they can for it. i think it's probably, this is probably not the thing that transforms the race but it's probably good enough to let him go forward and try to figure out a way to make himself more likeable, present a different image of himself and the country. >> one of the great questions people will ask inside this campaign, if they lose, and there are a lot of things that are going to affect the outcome. but really the biographical video was really good. and they will second guess themselves forever about why they didn't put that video in prime time and not have clint eastwood spend really ten or 12 of the most bizarre minutes that anyone's ever seen from a convention stage i would say in the television era for sure. there's not been much that's weirder than those minutes and they really were squandered especially when they had that video which was incredibly good. >> rose: you both agree the video was incredibly good. >> yes. >> one get that's begged both in the video and many of the presentations
mitt romney and governor romney talking for himself and buy enough air time as they can for it. i think it's probably, this is probably not the thing that transforms the race but it's probably good enough to let him go forward and try to figure out a way to make himself more likeable, present a different image of himself and the country. >> one of the great questions people will ask inside this campaign, if they lose, and there are a lot of things that are going to affect the outcome. but...
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the president talked about governor romney's screlt plans. that notice of secrecy showed up in focus groups. it's why when they talk about governor romney not releasing his tax returns -- gwen: which didn't come up. >> no. what governor romney is hiding is the argument that the democrats wants to be talking about. >> if the president had one good line it was on that issue. he basically said if mitt romney health care plan and tax plan is so great for the middle class, why don't we know about it? gwen: did romney in the end earn the second look he needed? he was on the precipice of a bad storyline forming. did he get the second look he needed? >> i think he certainly did. let's say if the debate would be going the other way we'd be talking about how it's virtually impossible for governor romney to win. instead, we're talking about how the polls are tight, he outperformed the president. he got a second look. we're still 30-odd days away. there's a lot that can happen but there's no question he did everything he needed to do in that debate. >> a
the president talked about governor romney's screlt plans. that notice of secrecy showed up in focus groups. it's why when they talk about governor romney not releasing his tax returns -- gwen: which didn't come up. >> no. what governor romney is hiding is the argument that the democrats wants to be talking about. >> if the president had one good line it was on that issue. he basically said if mitt romney health care plan and tax plan is so great for the middle class, why don't we...
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when romney talked about bipartisan solution and in massachusetts on education that was sort of a three for on the pandering to women front, so there was a lot of mess sick in domestic .. a lot of domestic politics embedded into what was supposed to be a foreign policy debate. >> rose: mark and john, how are the romney people spinning this after the debate? >> well, they executed their plan, some of our colleagues disagree with the plan, they executed the plan they wanted to, both candidates were trying to do what they always try, bale to the base and swing voters and if you look at the reaction to the republican base they are very happy, 90 wasn't flustered and stood up and picked his spots where he would stand up to the president and disagree, i don't think there is any disappoint on this term he agreed with the president a lot, the goal was to be the reassuring, to show that he could be a commander in chief and in the trifecta of all three-s i don't think governor romney had moments where he said, oh, no this guy is unacceptable, i thought he started surprisingly nervous and i though
when romney talked about bipartisan solution and in massachusetts on education that was sort of a three for on the pandering to women front, so there was a lot of mess sick in domestic .. a lot of domestic politics embedded into what was supposed to be a foreign policy debate. >> rose: mark and john, how are the romney people spinning this after the debate? >> well, they executed their plan, some of our colleagues disagree with the plan, they executed the plan they wanted to, both...
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mitt romney and governor romney talking for himself and buy enough air time as they can for it. i think it's probably, this is probably not the thing that transforms the race but it's probably good enough to let him go forward and try to figure out a way to make himself more likeable, present a different image of himself and the country. >> one of the great questions people will ask inside this campaign, if they lose, and there are a lot of things that are going to affect the outcome. but really the biographical video was really good. and they will second guess themselves forever about why they didn't put that video in prime time and not have clint eastwood spend really ten or 12 of the most bizarre minutes that anyone's ever seen from a convention stage i would say in the television era for sure. there's not been much that's weirder than those minutes and they really were squandered especially when they had that video which was incredibly good. >> rose: you both agree the video was incredibly good. >> yes. >> one get that's begged both in the video and many of the presentations
mitt romney and governor romney talking for himself and buy enough air time as they can for it. i think it's probably, this is probably not the thing that transforms the race but it's probably good enough to let him go forward and try to figure out a way to make himself more likeable, present a different image of himself and the country. >> one of the great questions people will ask inside this campaign, if they lose, and there are a lot of things that are going to affect the outcome. but...
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as eugene robinson noted in "the washington post," romney talked about health care in the united states is costing 18% or arrests in the rest of the industrialized world, is what is a -- is at 12%, failed to mention that they're they have a single payer system. figure that out. >> ok, figure it out. >> it is entitlements system, but an organized entitlement system that is geared in part to cutting costs -- >> how, they are insolvent? yes, exactly. >> germany is doing very well, i don't think that barack obama is following the model of a kenyan anti colonial standard suggested by some on the right or by the european welfare state model. >> the sexual abuse scandal at penn state. >> joe paterno is no longer the head football coach effective immediately. >> i am out of it maybe now. get a good night's sleep. study. [applause] pray a little bit for those victims. >> fired penn state coach joe paterno, who says the allegations that young boys had been sexually abused by one of his assistant coaches is one of the great sorrows of his life. this is the grand jury report. eight is nauseating, -
as eugene robinson noted in "the washington post," romney talked about health care in the united states is costing 18% or arrests in the rest of the industrialized world, is what is a -- is at 12%, failed to mention that they're they have a single payer system. figure that out. >> ok, figure it out. >> it is entitlements system, but an organized entitlement system that is geared in part to cutting costs -- >> how, they are insolvent? yes, exactly. >> germany is...
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, romney talked about self-deportation. >> republicans are playing a short-term game going after angry white males. long-term, it is about the hispanic vote, because there will be more of them. you can pander all you want to angry white males, but if in the process you alienate the hispanic vote, the long-term future of the party is not good. that is what democrats are counting on. you can feel the candidates on stage trying to tread that divide. >> that sounds like a newt ad. is not anti-immigration, it is anti-illegal immigration. it is a huge difference, a sincere and important difference. what romney did in the last debate was he moved left. gingrich pushed him. he said he would approve the dream act for those who joined the military and that those in college. -- but not those in college. >> romney is so much like nelson rockefeller in 1964. he is from the northeast, he had to move right to get the nomination, and he made himself into a pretzel. barry goldwater, mr. conservative, had his way with rockefeller, and went to san francisco and won the nomination. got clobbered, but won
, romney talked about self-deportation. >> republicans are playing a short-term game going after angry white males. long-term, it is about the hispanic vote, because there will be more of them. you can pander all you want to angry white males, but if in the process you alienate the hispanic vote, the long-term future of the party is not good. that is what democrats are counting on. you can feel the candidates on stage trying to tread that divide. >> that sounds like a newt ad. is...
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want to talk about healthcare, he want to talk about the economy, when guy out with governor romney and he talks about healthcare and appeal obama care he does it in the context of the economy and gets the most emotional response of pretty much anything he talks about, republicans now have the additional unexpected issue of the highlight and the focus on the tax increases, in obama care, and so i think governor romney will say as he has been saying this bill is too expensive, it is too bureaucratic and a bad idea. >> rose: we turn now to the new film the amazing spider-man and the qualification with the director marc webb and the film's two stars, andrew garfield and emma stone. >> i think he is created for everybody, i think peter parker what makes spider-man so accessible is i mean he is relatable, sea kid and the he has the same problems we all have, he has problems talking to girls, he has to do chores for aunt may, he is not a billionaire or an alien, sea kid like all of us and there is an accessibility that goes across all of as they say all the quadrants. >> historic day at t
want to talk about healthcare, he want to talk about the economy, when guy out with governor romney and he talks about healthcare and appeal obama care he does it in the context of the economy and gets the most emotional response of pretty much anything he talks about, republicans now have the additional unexpected issue of the highlight and the focus on the tax increases, in obama care, and so i think governor romney will say as he has been saying this bill is too expensive, it is too...
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too much and it will be interesting on thursday night when they talk about mitt romney, they'll talk about his whole life, a discussion of his period at bain capital, at the olympics and also his religion. when he was a bishop in his ward helping people down on their luck and all that was a part of that. they've been reluctant to talk about it but they'll talk about it thursday night. gwen: does that resonate in battleground states in we are in one. we are all watching the same handful of states which could determine selection. >> we talk about the convention bounce. traditionally whichever candidate had better convention, they get this chance to present their case. gwen: i remember mike dukakis' convention. it really worked. >> it worked. the one who -- wasn't it bill clinton who got a 30-point bounce after his convention. those don't happen too much anymore, partly because we have a back-to-back convention. but i think it goes to john's point which is what voters are looking for right now -- and this is why it's so dangerous for president obama -- they do like him personally. they
too much and it will be interesting on thursday night when they talk about mitt romney, they'll talk about his whole life, a discussion of his period at bain capital, at the olympics and also his religion. when he was a bishop in his ward helping people down on their luck and all that was a part of that. they've been reluctant to talk about it but they'll talk about it thursday night. gwen: does that resonate in battleground states in we are in one. we are all watching the same handful of...
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. >> in accepting the republican nomination for president thursday, governor mitt romney talked more personally about his religion than he has so far on the campaign trail. describing his background, romney specifically mentioned his membership in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. >> we were mormons and growing up in michigan, that might have seemed unusual or out of place. but i really don't remember it that way. my friends cared more about what sports teams we followed than what church we went to. >> in the 1980s, romney was bishop for a mormon congregation in suburban boston in lds tradition, a bishop is similar to a pastor. he oversaw other churs as well. >> we had remarkably vibrant and diverse congregations from all walks of life, and many who were new to america. we prayed together. our kids played together. and we always stood ready to help each other out in different ways. that's how it is in america. we look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support in good times and bad. >> earlier in the evening, fellow church members talked at l
. >> in accepting the republican nomination for president thursday, governor mitt romney talked more personally about his religion than he has so far on the campaign trail. describing his background, romney specifically mentioned his membership in the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. >> we were mormons and growing up in michigan, that might have seemed unusual or out of place. but i really don't remember it that way. my friends cared more about what sports teams we...
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gwen: we have barely talked about mitt romney which tells you something. because he's the putative frontrunner. and some people believe -- a lot of experts believe he's going to end up being the nominee. but he's got really soft numbers. i mean, he's never got -- risen very high. and he seems stuck there. >> usually at this point, there is a republican frontrunner who has -- cracked 40% in the polls. and he's still stuck in 20%. but i do think you saw a few things begin to kind of move his way. he still hasn't won the hearts of the republican base. but he's starting to pick up the endorsements of the republican establishment. a big one this week, the day before the debate, was new jersey gotch chris chris -- governor chris chris can i. a heartthrob -- >> he had this conference call to spend 25 minutes telling reporters how he had so many positions on so many different issues. that tells you that the white house for its part has decided two things. he's likely to be the nominee. and it's worried that the other republicans aren't able to lay a glove on him.
gwen: we have barely talked about mitt romney which tells you something. because he's the putative frontrunner. and some people believe -- a lot of experts believe he's going to end up being the nominee. but he's got really soft numbers. i mean, he's never got -- risen very high. and he seems stuck there. >> usually at this point, there is a republican frontrunner who has -- cracked 40% in the polls. and he's still stuck in 20%. but i do think you saw a few things begin to kind of move...
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mitt romney talks about how president obama is out of touch with what's happening. isn't there a risk with the president in saying things are better that people will say you're crazy? >> there's a big risk and he chose his words carefully. if you look at last year's state of the union speech, he was on thin isles. it was arguably far too bullish. for the second year in a row, come springtime, the european debt crisis got worst, the tsunami and earthquake hit japan and the middle east was in tumult and it forced oil prices way up. this white house has come to fear the spring so their optimism is tempered by that and the big wild card is europe. >> it was interesting that the same week the president gives this yum beat speech on the economy and looking forward. the chairman of the federal reserve ben pergoing -- bernanke's press conference is not nearly as optimistic. their forecast is that the economy is not going to come down at all. three years after they kept interest rates at zero, they're saying they expect interest rates to be at zero for another three years be
mitt romney talks about how president obama is out of touch with what's happening. isn't there a risk with the president in saying things are better that people will say you're crazy? >> there's a big risk and he chose his words carefully. if you look at last year's state of the union speech, he was on thin isles. it was arguably far too bullish. for the second year in a row, come springtime, the european debt crisis got worst, the tsunami and earthquake hit japan and the middle east was...
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he's talked about foreign policy a lot more than mitt romney. it's his chance to really deliver a serious blow. for mitt romney, the idea i think for tonight is just to come out with a tie. just kind of look presidential. don't scare anybody. just, you know, he has much lower ambitions i think. >> ifill: what do you think about that, mark? is it more important for whoever wins this debate to come out with a detailed grasp of foreign policy or just look like a president? >> i think first of all, gwen, there's a competing theory on what president obama should do. one argument is that you take the question and you just turn it right back to domestic. for america to be strong in the world we have to have a strong, vibrant economy at home and a growing economy and better education. that's what i'm about. the second is to trump mitt romney's very limited credentials and his stumbles quite frankly whether it's russia or great britain and his own trips abroad. and try to exploit that. but david is right. the underlying tenor of this campaign, the intern
he's talked about foreign policy a lot more than mitt romney. it's his chance to really deliver a serious blow. for mitt romney, the idea i think for tonight is just to come out with a tie. just kind of look presidential. don't scare anybody. just, you know, he has much lower ambitions i think. >> ifill: what do you think about that, mark? is it more important for whoever wins this debate to come out with a detailed grasp of foreign policy or just look like a president? >> i think...
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he is lying, and obama is totally lying about romney. they talk right past each other 100%. no wonder people are confused. >> also, we are a country that, to some extent, has come to believe we don't have to sacrifice. don't touch my medicare, don't charge me more for it. i don't want to pay anything more for anything. >> it is our society -- >> cut somebody else's program, not mine. >> it is not just politics, it is cultural. you are entitled to everything, your kids are above average, you're always tell how great you are. >> you are a psychiatrist, charles street i am getting depressed. >> i can write you a prescription did it come to me after the show, the thumbsucking edition. >> special edition. >> you talk about how the president cannot say, "i did not know how bad it was." that is obama's argument the last three years. 1.7% economic expansion. that is a disaster. the romney argument is not lies. it is that we conducted a keynesian experiment and it did not succeed, because it spent all this money on programs, a crony capitalism, and government jobs, which is not the k
he is lying, and obama is totally lying about romney. they talk right past each other 100%. no wonder people are confused. >> also, we are a country that, to some extent, has come to believe we don't have to sacrifice. don't touch my medicare, don't charge me more for it. i don't want to pay anything more for anything. >> it is our society -- >> cut somebody else's program, not mine. >> it is not just politics, it is cultural. you are entitled to everything, your kids...
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mitt romney talked about the vacations he takes. extrave gant vacations. it's not just that you're hurting. it's the guy who's supposed to be running the show is off enjoying his time and the fruits of his office and not really concerned about you. >> it's typical for presidents to take a vacation during the opposite party's convention. i suppose he will take his vacation this year. >> he will because, unlike other presidents, he doesn't have a vacation home that he has already in his family that he can repair to so he has to go places where things look pretty fancy. >> this might be the year in which we would see the president, the vice president, the first lady all doing things that look like they're working for the american people. i can well imagine that there will be opportunities for them to do that in a low kiowa. gwen: we saw that on the marine base today. also, it's going to be whether mitt romney is going to be bringing folks together in tampa, not what's happening away from the spotlight. another hot button this week, the supreme court stepped i
mitt romney talked about the vacations he takes. extrave gant vacations. it's not just that you're hurting. it's the guy who's supposed to be running the show is off enjoying his time and the fruits of his office and not really concerned about you. >> it's typical for presidents to take a vacation during the opposite party's convention. i suppose he will take his vacation this year. >> he will because, unlike other presidents, he doesn't have a vacation home that he has already in...
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romney, interestingly, he did not talk at great length about his agenda in his acceptance speech. democrats believe if they look at the ryan budget, which mitt romney more or less embraced, if they can get people to understand what is involved in that over the long term, 40% cut in all functions of government other than medicare, social security and defense and big cuts in medicare, that they can win that argument. so one is a takedown of that. the other is they have to give some vision of what an obama second term will be like. one of the things you heard from republican speakers over and over and karen talked about responding to some of the predicates laid down by republicans was president obama has no plan for a second term. he just wants to hold power and plays golf all the time. he's got to give a sense of exactly what he hopes to accomplish and give people some reason to believe given the divided government we have, he can get it done. gwen: that does seem to be a big question. i feel judy woodruff and i asked the questions of every republican we interviewed during our cover
romney, interestingly, he did not talk at great length about his agenda in his acceptance speech. democrats believe if they look at the ryan budget, which mitt romney more or less embraced, if they can get people to understand what is involved in that over the long term, 40% cut in all functions of government other than medicare, social security and defense and big cuts in medicare, that they can win that argument. so one is a takedown of that. the other is they have to give some vision of what...
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mitt romney talked more, he sort of backed away from his tax cut. he was making a point about the budget deficit. i just wonder about that conversation and how it plays out over the next week. >> rose: john they're telling me i'm going to lose you because either you have to go to bed or we're losing the signal or something. >> everyone's blaming the president so it might be his fault. >> rose: thank you, mr. dickerson. i'll see you tomorrow morning. >> thank you charlie. >> rose: let me bring you back in here. so if you look at what was said tonight, was it primarily that romney was effective in delivering his message and it seems so in contrast to what we have known of him that is in the end the story? >> yes. he was effective because barack obama passed up opportunity after opportunity to really challenge him. and i think he presented effectively but he could have had problems if obama had been sharper. and charlie, i'm not, they're putting out this line already that look the president wanted to be laid back, he didn't want to be confrontational.
mitt romney talked more, he sort of backed away from his tax cut. he was making a point about the budget deficit. i just wonder about that conversation and how it plays out over the next week. >> rose: john they're telling me i'm going to lose you because either you have to go to bed or we're losing the signal or something. >> everyone's blaming the president so it might be his fault. >> rose: thank you, mr. dickerson. i'll see you tomorrow morning. >> thank you charlie....
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as democrats insist that mitt romney talk more about his wealth. >> tax havens, offshore accounts, mitt romney has used every trick in the book. gwen: and republicans make the case that the president is out of touch. >> i wish this president would learn how to be an american. gwen: meanwhile, the u.s. and the u.n. work to force syrian president assad from power, as the civil wars there build. covering the week, pierre thomas of abc news, karen tumulty of "the washington post," jeff zeleny of "the new york times" and doyle doyle of the mcmanus of "the los angeles times." >> covering history as it happens, live from our nation's capital, this is "washington week" with gwen ifill, produced in association with "national journal." corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> this rock has never stood still. since 1875 we've been there for our clients through good times and bad. when their needs changed, we were there to meet them. through the years from insurance to invest management, from real estate to retirement solutions, we've developed new ideas for the financial challe
as democrats insist that mitt romney talk more about his wealth. >> tax havens, offshore accounts, mitt romney has used every trick in the book. gwen: and republicans make the case that the president is out of touch. >> i wish this president would learn how to be an american. gwen: meanwhile, the u.s. and the u.n. work to force syrian president assad from power, as the civil wars there build. covering the week, pierre thomas of abc news, karen tumulty of "the washington...
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romney, talked about job creators, most americans, according to a survey that we did just at my firm, not the obama campaign leading into the election, the majority of americans thought he was talking about large corporate businesses, not small businesses who are the engine of job creation. but more importantly, more people felt that mr. obama would fight for the middle-class as opposed to governor romney. and this was because of the policies he was offering, investing in education to make college more affordable. these things reflect the value of of -- the values of american people and where they want this country to go. >> you made it sound like it was a faitaccompli -- s acompli. was there a way debbie mehserle is not getting through in a way that you wanted to? -- was there a way that the message was not getting through in a way that you wanted to? >> we knew there were numbers, like employment, but been steady for a long time and it would be a challenge. we knew two things very critically important. one was that this election was going to be a choice about economic values and vis
romney, talked about job creators, most americans, according to a survey that we did just at my firm, not the obama campaign leading into the election, the majority of americans thought he was talking about large corporate businesses, not small businesses who are the engine of job creation. but more importantly, more people felt that mr. obama would fight for the middle-class as opposed to governor romney. and this was because of the policies he was offering, investing in education to make...
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talk about their efforts to help small businesses. but when it comes to creating jobs, tonight's commentator says not all small businesses are created equal. here's "inc." editor-in-chief, eric schurenberg. >> reporter: you may not have a clue about economics, but if you've been listening to politicians this year, you know one thing: small businesses create jobs. clear the way for mom-and-pop owners and we'll be back at 4% unemployment in no time. only problem is, that's wrong. now, small businesses are great, but it should be obvious that putting a dry cleaner or a real estate broker on every corner is not going to save the economy. like big companies, the vast majority of small businesses destroy jobs as fast as they create them. the truth is, as every researcher in the field knows, the companies that create virtually all net new jobs in the u.s. are growth companies. most are small, as are most american companies, but they don't create jobs because they're small. in fact, the growth companies accounting for more than half of all ne
talk about their efforts to help small businesses. but when it comes to creating jobs, tonight's commentator says not all small businesses are created equal. here's "inc." editor-in-chief, eric schurenberg. >> reporter: you may not have a clue about economics, but if you've been listening to politicians this year, you know one thing: small businesses create jobs. clear the way for mom-and-pop owners and we'll be back at 4% unemployment in no time. only problem is, that's wrong....
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when romney talked about my church, my faith, my pastoral work, i thought they that played well. people responded well toll that. so we almost had a case where we had the president of the united states-- if romney had won-- the senate majority leader both being mormons. >> woodruff: if anything, i know from covering the conservative reaction, especially among christian conservatives after romney -- it was clear romney would be the nominee, there was more resistance there. i was hearing them bring it up more than democrats. >> pelley: they were overcoming any concern but i thought they were bringing it up more than democrats. >> and polling will show that, this that the greatest resistance was among evangelicals. >> well, i've seen polling showing there was more resistance on the left than the right. >> i agree among secular left. but i'm talking about religious resistance and it was overcome by their animosity towards obama. >> ifill: well, don't forget, we saw billy graham and his son franklin graham have a meeting with romney and shortly thereafter take off of their web site th
when romney talked about my church, my faith, my pastoral work, i thought they that played well. people responded well toll that. so we almost had a case where we had the president of the united states-- if romney had won-- the senate majority leader both being mormons. >> woodruff: if anything, i know from covering the conservative reaction, especially among christian conservatives after romney -- it was clear romney would be the nominee, there was more resistance there. i was hearing...
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>> there is also increased tension via self deportation, mitt romney talked about four months ago. it's something that has been happening at local community levels. so there is a sense of, we have to pack our bags and leave. when we start talking about issues that impact immigrants, they are very much the same and when you start talking about asians, we talk about latinos regardless of first or second generation. there are very much areas that bond. and disproportionately african-americans and asian-americans are a democratic base where latinos have a more of a swing vote. >> part of the influx of asian decent is education, jobs that come into this country with a lot of the qualifications that employers are looking for. so, unfortunately it's frustrating that we have such a bad economy right now. employment is so low. and our own folks here aren't necessarily qualified for whatever reason. and we are kind of -- >> we're not investing in education. that's the big reason. that is what this whole idea, the dream act, having that conversation. we have qualified individuals here that ar
>> there is also increased tension via self deportation, mitt romney talked about four months ago. it's something that has been happening at local community levels. so there is a sense of, we have to pack our bags and leave. when we start talking about issues that impact immigrants, they are very much the same and when you start talking about asians, we talk about latinos regardless of first or second generation. there are very much areas that bond. and disproportionately...
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romney talks about that as somebody that's been in the community and celebrates them. and when the president says something like this, does it speak to a larger problem that he may have? >> i think it does. and i think that's why this is powerful and why something like this is more powerful than the private sector is doing fine. nobody really thinks he thinks everything is fine. but this does play into the perception that's out there that he really doesn't value, you know, entrepreneurs or small business in the same way that republicans do. whether it's true or not is one question, but i think the perception is very widespread, certainly among conservatives and republicans in general. and i think that that's why this has gained some traction and why barack obama wouldn't have put an ad out like that if he didn't think it was doing damage. gwen: on both side guilty of lack of context? >> oh, yeah. gwen: is it all a fair game? >> it's amazing. the obama campaign went after mitt romney when he said i like to fire people. what he was really saying is i like -- if i have an
romney talks about that as somebody that's been in the community and celebrates them. and when the president says something like this, does it speak to a larger problem that he may have? >> i think it does. and i think that's why this is powerful and why something like this is more powerful than the private sector is doing fine. nobody really thinks he thinks everything is fine. but this does play into the perception that's out there that he really doesn't value, you know, entrepreneurs...
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i was listening to mitt romney when he talked about this and he said he would act to repeal this law his first day as president. act to repeal and repealing it -- like i will act to close guantanamo. know what happened there. >> that's one of the big questions. republicans are saying, ok, now that the court has decided this, only opportunity to get rid of this law we hate is the november election but there's a question even if they win the november election, that is to say they win the presidency and retake the senate, what can they do? it takes 60 votes in the senate to do almost anything and a reconciliation process that takes 51 votes that only applies to budget and revenue measures. it's not clear that even if the republicans win the next election, they can actually take this back. >> if the congress were to repeal this, if the republicans got enough votes to do it, is there any interest at all in coming up with a replacement? or would that be years down the road? >> they would have to do a replacement bill right after the know thecause they issues are still -- the president didn
i was listening to mitt romney when he talked about this and he said he would act to repeal this law his first day as president. act to repeal and repealing it -- like i will act to close guantanamo. know what happened there. >> that's one of the big questions. republicans are saying, ok, now that the court has decided this, only opportunity to get rid of this law we hate is the november election but there's a question even if they win the november election, that is to say they win the...
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and that is serving as more of a drag on romney than i think any of us talk about. >> also ed rendell, the former mayor of pennsylvania. >> if you run for political office, charlie, and you don't believe there are some things important enough that you're willing to risk your political career on, then save us the trouble. don't run. don't run. you've got to believe in something if you want to run for office. you've got to believe that you want to accomplish something, whatever it is, whatever it is. and you have to have the gut to do it. >> author jim holt talks about his book "why does the world exist?" >> question, why does the world exist, why does the universe exist, rhymes with the question, why do i exist? i don't know if you've ever been mystified by your existence. i find it astonishing that i exist. it's vastly improbable that you or i should exist. >> politics and philosophy when we continue. which have captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we begin this evening with a look at the 2012 election. new polls
and that is serving as more of a drag on romney than i think any of us talk about. >> also ed rendell, the former mayor of pennsylvania. >> if you run for political office, charlie, and you don't believe there are some things important enough that you're willing to risk your political career on, then save us the trouble. don't run. don't run. you've got to believe in something if you want to run for office. you've got to believe that you want to accomplish something, whatever it is,...